Slow coronary flow may be a sign of diffuse atherosclerosis: Contribution of FFR and IVUS

Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi Arsivi

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 270-278

  Pakdemir, Hasan ^a,b   Çamsari, Ahmet ^a   Parmaksiz, H Tuncay ^a   Çiçek, Dilek ^a   Katircibaşi, M Tuna ^a   Akkuş, Necdet ^a   Cin, V Gökhan ^a   Döven, Oben ^a   Özcan, I Türkay ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MERSIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diffuse atherosclerotic disease; Fractional flow reserve; Slow coronary flow

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MALE; THICKNESS;

EID: 0038684474     PISSN: 10165169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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